MOSCOW (Interstat) — CSKA Moscow scored twice in the third period to break a tie and defeat SKA Saint Petersburg 4-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their Kontinental Hockey League playoff series.

A crowd of 9,635 at CSKA Ice Palace saw the home side erase an early deficit. Joseph Blandisi gave SKA the lead just 1:43 into the game, but Pavel Karnaukhov tied it for CSKA late in the first period. Denis Guryanov put CSKA ahead in the second.

The game turned in the third when Takhir Mingachyov and Dmitry Buchelnikov scored for CSKA within a four-minute span. Nikita Dishkovsky scored a late goal for SKA. CSKA goaltender Dmitry Gamzin made 22 saves for the win. CSKA leads the series 1-0.